Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed firms with a focus on construction are excited by the number of infrastructure projects that are in the market driven by Government, corporates and individuals as they form a critical mass for sustainable revenue and profitability in the short to medium term. The companies noted …
Read More »Winky D, Nutty O To Feature On Upcoming Posthumous Bob Marley Album
Jamaica is smiling on Zimdancehall kingpin Winky D as he is set to breathe life into one of iconic songs by Robert Marley, ‘So much trouble in the world’, barely two months after scooping the best African Dancehall entertainer in the Caribbean country. Winky D will join forces with Nutty …
Read More »Chaos At Bindura Municipality As Officers Sacked For Corruption Are Reinstated
Bindura Bureau Bindura Municipality Worker’s Committee members have threatened to down their tools following chaos surrounding the reinstatement of two former senior municipal police officers fired early this year for fraud and corruption. The duo, Moline Tandi and Marshal Chireru were fired in April after pleading guilty to the charges. …
Read More »Zimbabwean Nabbed With US$153k Cash At King Mswati III International Airport
A Zimbabwean national was found with E2.8 million cash at King Mswati III International Airport. King Mswati III International Airport is located in Sikhuphe, 50 kilometres from Manzini. Masiyakurima Agrippa Bopela (Masiya), entered the kingdom last Monday with the equivalent of E2 897 183 in US Dollars and attempted to …
Read More »Political Elites Milking Foreigners Who Have Dominated Zimbabwe’s Grocery Retailing & Wholesaling Trade
Zimbabwean authorities have been allocating retail licenses to foreigners in contravention of the law, investigations have established. Retail space in the capital Harare is now dominated by Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis, Nigerians, Malawians and Tanzanians among others, many of whom occupy grocery tuck shops, a new phenomenon which has taken the …
Read More »Senegalese Opposition Calls For Protests Against President Seeking Third Term
The Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called on the public to “come out en masse” to protest against President Macky Sall seeking a third term. The incumbent is scheduled to give a speech later to announce whether he will run for president in 2024 – something most legal experts …
Read More »Reports Say Gaddafi’s Son Hannibal In Critical Condition
One of the surviving sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been moved from a Lebanese prison, where he has been on a hunger strike, to hospital in “critical condition”. The Reuters news agency quotes the Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV as reporting that he had suffered a sharp …
Read More »Top ZTA Executives Suspended Over Allowance Scandal
An investigation initiated by Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndlovu in January has led to the suspension of Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief operating officer Givemore Chidzidzi, executive director finance and administration Alexio Munyoro and head human resources James Chidzekete, The NewsHawks has established. Ndlovu instituted a five-member special investigation committee through …
Read More »Harare Residents Welcome Govt Decision To Block US$ Rate Payments
Harare residents have welcomed last week’s Government directive that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Council. Harare City Council tried to switch to US dollar rates collection from Saturday on two-days notice …
Read More »Harare Blocked From Billing Residents In US$
Government has blocked a move by Harare City Council (HCC) to start billing its clients in United States dollars, with Finance ministry secretary George Guvamatanga describing the proposal as unlawful. Council recently gave notice that it would be charging its services in foreign currency with effect from July 1, 2023, …
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